Otto used 5.5 cups of whole wheat flour and x cups of white flour in the recipe. What is the equation that can be used to find t
he value of y, the total amount of flour that Otto used in the recipe, and what are the constraints on the values of x and y? y=5.5x; x is any integer greater than or equal to 0, and y is an integer greater than or equal to 5. y=5.5x; x is any real number greater than or equal to 0, and y is any real number greater than or equal to 5.5. y=x+5.5; x is any integer greater than or equal to 0, and y is an integer greater than or equal to 5. y=x+5.5; x is any real number greater than or equal to 0, and y is any real number greater than or equal to 5.5.
This situation of the recipe can be represented as y=x+5.5 and it is expected that x is ≥ 0 and y is ≥ 5.5.
<h3 /><h3>What is the equation for this situation?</h3>
It is known the total amount of flour (y) is equivalent to the total amount of whole wheatflour (5.5) added to the total whiteflour (x). Therefore, the equation is:
y = x + 5.5
<h3>What are the possible values?</h3>
x = It is expected x is equalthan 0 or greater to it since the minimum amount of white flour that can be added is 0.
y = It is expected y is equal than 5.5 or greater to it since even if no white flour is added the minimum total is 5.5.
